A minute is the time it takes to smile, or to give a warm “hello” to those with whom we come in contact with each day.

Three great life principles that faithful Christians live by, are found in the following Scriptures:

The top ten spiritual predictions for 2011 are: 1) The Bible will still have the answers to every problem in life (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Peter 3:15; 2 Peter 1:3).

From today’s Montana Street bulletin, comes the following article by Brother Joe Goodspeed, retired preacher for the Longmire congregation in Conroe, Texas.

When I went to our local grocery store this afternoon to pick up a few groceries, I noticed a young teenage girl coming out of the store wearing a t-shirt monogrammed with the word “ME” in large letters

The story is told of a young boy who was one day visiting his friend’s house for lunch. When the youngster sat down at the table, he bowed his head and waited for someone to give thanks for the meal.

A querist asks, “What did Jesus mean when He told us that we should turn the other cheek in Matthew 5:39?”

The following are more humorous stories that I recently received via email, that reveals to us the innocence, the imagination, and straightforwardness of a little child (Matthew 18:1-3; Matthew 19:13-14):

In Fanny J. Crosby’s beautiful hymn, “Tell Me the Story of Jesus,” Ms. Crosby describes the Savior in terms of Isaiah 53: “He was despised and afflicted,” and then adds, “homeless, rejected, and poor.”

Native American Indians used to give their children names they earned. Thus, some girl might be named “Laughing Water, Sunshine, or Timid One.” A boy might be named “Running Feet,

An old man was once asked what had robbed him of  joy the most in his lifetime. He replied, “Things that never happened!”

It is one thing to “hear” the word of God (Romans 10:17) — it’s something else to receive it. The Greek word that James uses for “receive” in James 1:21 is one that means to welcome as we would

According to Webster’s Online Dictionary, the word, “context,” comes from the Latin term, contextus, “connection of words,” from contexere, “to weave together.” The imagery for this term is that of a woven fabric.

The following are some aspects of our fleshly tabernacle (body) that we as children of God should consider in our Christian walk:

The following quote by Henry Ward Beecher, comes from a delightful website entitled, “Living Life Fully.” The purpose of the site is dedicated to presenting the wisdom that’s specifically focused on

It’s interesting to note that the Greek term “agape,” draws its meaning directly from the revelation of God — the Bible. It is not a form of natural affection, but rather a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22). John tells us that God is the very essence of agape love (1 John 4:8,16; cf. John […]

A querist asks, “Can you please explain how certain people in the Old Testament ‘saw’ God (Exodus 24:9-10; Genesis 32:30), but in 1 John 4:12 the text says that no one has seen God at any time?”

“For all that God in mercy sends — For health and children, home and friends, For comfort in the time of need,

Everyone wants to be happy, but many fail in their quest to find that elusive prize because they are looking in the wrong places.

The story is told that soon after President James A. Garfield took office, a member of his cabinet insisted that a meeting be called to discuss a matter that had the potential of becoming a national crisis. President